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5 But Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 And Naarah bore him Ahuzzam and Hepher and Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7 And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar and Ethnan.
8 Also, Koz begat Anub and Zobebah and the families of Aharhel, the son of Harum.
9 But Jabez was more honorable than his brethren. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in sorrow.”
10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, and that Your Hand were with me, and that You would deliver me from evil, so that I am not hurt!” And God granted the thing that he asked.
11 And Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, begat Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12 And Eshton begat Beth-Rapha and Paseah and Tehinnah, the father of the city of Ir-Nahash. These are the men of Rechah.
13 And the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. And the son of Othniel was Hathath.
14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah. And Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of craftsmen. For they were craftsmen.
15 And the sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, were Iru, Elah and Naam. And the son of Elah was Kenaz.
16 And the sons of Jehallelel were Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.
17 And the sons of Ezrah were Jether and Mered and Epher and Jalon. And he begat Miriam and Shammai and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
18 Also his wife, Jehudijah, bore Jered, the father of Gedor, and Heber, the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
19 And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah, were the Garmites and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
20 And the sons of Shimon were Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah, were Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the families of the households of those who worked fine linen in the House of Ashbea
22 and Jokim and the men of Chozeba and Joash and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-Lehem. These are also ancient things.
23 These were gatekeepers and dwelt among plants and hedges. They dwelt there with the king for his work.
24 The sons of Simeon were Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah and Shaul,
25 whose son was Shallum. And his son was Mibsam. And his son was Mishma.
26 And the sons of Mishma were Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, and Shimei his son.
27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. But his brethren did not have many children, nor was any of their family like the children of Judah in multitude.
28 And they dwelt at Beersheba, and at Moladah, and at Hazar Shual,
29 and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
30 and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
31 and at Beth Marcaboth, and at Hazar Susim, at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
32 And their towns were Etam and Ain, Rimmon and Tochen and Ashan (five cities)
33 and all their towns that were all around these cities, up to Baal. These are their habitations and the declaration of their genealogy.
34 And Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,
35 and Joel and Jehu, the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36 and Elioenai and Jaakobah and Jeshohaiah and Asaiah and Adiel and Jesimiel and Benaiah
37 and Ziza, the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah,
38 these were famous princes in their families and increased greatly their father’s Houses.
39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, to the eastern side of the valley, to seek pasture for their sheep.
40 And they found abundant, rich pasture with and a wide, quiet and fruitful land. For the Hamites had dwelt there before.
41 And those described here by name came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and struck their tents, and the inhabitants who were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and dwelt in their space, because there was pasture there for their sheep.
42 And besides these, five hundred men of the sons of Simeon went to Mount Seir. And Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, were their captains.
43 And they struck the rest of Amalek who had escaped. And they dwell there to this day.
5 Also the sons of Reuben, the eldest son of Israel— for he was the eldest but had defiled his father’s bed. Therefore, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that the genealogy is not listed by birthright.
2 For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and from him came the Prince. But the birthright was Joseph’s—
3 the sons of Reuben, the eldest son of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
4 The sons of Joel were Shemaiah, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son
6 and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria, carried away. He was a prince of the Reubenites.
7 And when his brethren in their families listed the genealogy of their generations, Jeiel and Zechariah were the chiefs,
8 And Bela, the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon.
9 Also he inhabited eastward, to the entrance of the wilderness, from the river Perath. For they had many cattle in the land of Gilead.
10 And in the days of Saul they warred with the Hagrites, who fell by their hands. And they dwelt in their tents in all the eastern parts of Gilead.
11 And the children of Gad dwelt opposite them in the land of Bashan, to Salcah.
12 Joel was the chief, and Shapham the second. But Jaanai and Shaphat were in Bashan.
13 And their brethren of the House of their fathers were Michael and Meshullam and Sheba and Jorai and Jachan and Zia and Eber (seven).
14 These are the children of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz.
15 Ahi, the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was chief of the household of their fathers.
16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, by their borders.
17 All these were listed by genealogies in the days of Jotham, king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, king of Israel.
25 Three days after Festus had come into the province, he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
2 Then the High Priest and the chief of the Jews appeared before him against Paul. And they pleaded with him,
3 and asked (as a favor) if he would summon him to Jerusalem, so they could make an ambush and kill him along the way.
4 But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea. And that he himself would go there shortly.
5 “Therefore, let those among you who are able come down,” he said, “And if there is any fault in the man, let them accuse him."
6 Now, after he had stayed among them no more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day sat in the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.
7 And when he had come, the Jews who had come from Jerusalem, stood around him and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul (of which they could present no plain proof),
8 to which he answered that he had not offended in anything - either against the Law of the Jews, or against the Temple, or against Caesar.
9 Yet Festus, wanting to curry favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, “Will you go up to Jerusalem and be judged of these things before me there?”
10 Then Paul said, “I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you very well know.
11 “For if I have done wrong, or committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is nothing in these things of which they accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.”
12 Then, when Festus had spoken with the Council, he answered, “You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go.”
13 And after some days, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to greet Festus.
14 And when they had stayed there many days, Festus stated Paul’s cause to the king, saying, “There is a certain man left in prison by Felix.
15 “When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews informed me of him and asked for a judgment against him.
16 “To whom I answered that it is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to the death before the accused has faced his accusers and has a place to defend himself concerning the crime.
17 “Therefore, when they had come here, I sat on the judgment seat the following day (without delay) and commanded the man to be brought forth.
18 “When the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation against him of such crimes as I suspected.
19 “But they had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about a certain Jesus (Who was dead, but Whom Paul affirmed to be alive).
20 “And because I was perplexed by such questions, I asked him if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be judged there about these things.
21 “But because Paul had appealed to be put under guard until the examination of Augustus, I commanded that he be jailed until I could send him to Caesar.”
22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would also like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”
23 And the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come (with great pomp) and had entered into the Common Hall with the chief captains and chief men of the city, Paul was brought forth at Festus’ commandment.
24 And Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men who are present with us, you see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews have petitioned me (both at Jerusalem and here) crying that he ought not to live any longer.
25 “But, I have found nothing he has done to be worthy of death. And seeing that he has appealed to Augustus, I have decided to send him.
26 “I have no certain thing to write to my lord concerning him. Therefore, I have brought him forth to you, and especially to you, King Agrippa, so that after examination, I might have something to write.
27 “For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner and not signify the charges against him.”
5 Hear my words, O LORD. Understand my meditation.
2 Hear the voice of my cry, my King and my God. For to you I pray.
3 Hear my voice in the morning, O LORD. In the morning I will direct myself to You, and I will wait.
4 For You are not a God Who loves wickedness, nor shall evil dwell with You.
5 The foolish shall not stand in Your sight. You hate all those who work iniquity.
6 You shall destroy those who speak lies. The LORD will abhor the bloody man, and deceitful.
7 But I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy. In Your fear I will worship toward Your Holy Temple.
8 Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness, because of my enemies. Make Your way plain before my face.
9 For no constancy is in their mouth. Inside they are very corruption. Their throat is an open sepulcher. They flatter with their tongue.
10 Destroy them, O God. Let them fall from their counsels. Cast them out for the multitude of their iniquities, because they have rebelled against You.
11 And let all those who trust in You rejoice, and triumph forever. And cover them. And let those who love Your Name rejoice in You.
12 For You, LORD, will bless the righteous. You will surround him with favor, as with a shield. To him who excels on Neginoth, upon the eight tune: A Psalm of David.
19 A offended brother is harder to win than a strong city. And their contentions are like the bars of a palace.
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